Chapter 16

Extras-Angad

The room was a mess.There were cushions strewn on the floor,the bed sheets were ripped up and the feathers from the torn pillows floated down like snow flakes.His mumma was nowhere to be seen .A sharp pain shot up his foot;he had stepped on a shard of glass.To his horror,his sole started to bleed and he started to cry.He wanted to find his mumma but she was nowhere to be found .So he decided to go in search of his papa only to find him passed out in his study,a bottle in hand.

Angad did not know what his papa drank all the time, except that it made his daarji and mumma angry.His mumma needed him.She had probably seen papa and had gotten upset.He went in search of her,leaving a trail of bloody footsteps behind.

She was by the edge of the pool,staring into the depths.She wasn't crying but she looked very sad.

"Mumma ,why are you sad?"

His mother sighed,wiped her tears and turned towards him,a watery smile in place.

"Nothing is wrong puttar.Your papa and I had a small argument.One of his old friends had come to visit and it brought back a lot of bad memories, that's all."

He nodded solemnly and hugged her.

No one noticed the blood drying on the floor.

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The next morning,

"Sukhdeep,is that blood on the floor?"

"Yes bebe,Manveer ma'am and Inder sir had a fight."

"I hope they're fine."

Note: These extras are essentially fillers.They aren't necessary for the story but can help explore some of the other characters 😊